two horizontal welds are required for this snowflake ice sculpture. Good thing snowflakes this big don’t fall from the sky though! 
updated 7/12/23 with probably extra, nonessential words and seo adjustments
a big & basic snowflake ice sculpture design
This simple snowflake ice sculpture design showed up in a newsletter in 1996 along with a Reindeer & Wreath ice sculpture design. It consists of a straightforward stacked slab with a base added for stability.
Chef David Bromley sent in his version of the snowflake ice sculpture. Thanks Chef!
Another version of this ice sculpture incorporates a banner at the base and is great for holiday events. Use “Happy Holidays,” “Merry Christmas,” “Season’s Greetings,” or whatever works best for you and your event/client. I can’t recall exactly what the name of the font was that I used for this carving, but it was a simplified Gothic-style font.
At a later date (next time I work on this post, probably), I’ll add a version of the design with a banner, like in the top photo, and a version where it’s rotated, which Cool as Ice mentions in the comment at the bottom.
This design is also part of the Holiday ice sculpture design ebook, which should be available on this site, but later. The template for the snowflake ice sculpture design is below.
links and stuff
If you have any questions about my abstract mother and child ice sculpture design, email me or comment below. (It might not let you though.) If you would like to use this ice sculpture design or any other design on this site, please check the design usage guidelines. The design collection page lists designs on the site.
You might also find photos and info from this entry on the ice sculpting secrets Instagram account and you can comment there as well as below. Thanks!
earlier comments
The following comment was on the original blog entry. After some technical difficulties etc., the blog was reconstructed, and this was the only way to keep the original comments. Unfortunately, the hyperlinks from the original comments are gone in some cases. You can add your own new comments at the bottom, or if that doesn’t work, please comment via IG.
Cool as Ice
I tried that snow flake with a 90 degree rotation so the joint went through the two horizontal arms and the base was two arms. Worked out great. You can see the result at my website.  www.coolasice.ca (the URL no longer works) thanks for the design.
Saturday, December 3, 2011 – 11:38 PM
